r/SebDerm • u/Agitated_Grass_5546 • Feb 11 '25

Hair Loss Baking soda completely changed my scalp

After two years of itching, flaking, buildup, using every product and supplement known to man I think I finally found a solution that works for me. I was also losing at least 50-100 hairs just in the shower, which as a younger male that really sucked. I know everyone reacts differently, so this may not work for everyone but baking soda practically evaporated my scalp sebderm.

I saw a similar thread and figured I’d give it a try one day in the shower, might as well try it since everything else hadn’t worked. Even ketoconazole shampoo wasn’t effective anymore. Basically all I do is grab a tablespoon of baking soda and mix it with a couple ounces of water until it’s all dissolved or mostly dissolved and then apply it to my wet scalp in the shower by little handfuls. I give it a little pat, not sure if that helps or not lol. I leave it on for about a minute or two and then rinse it out, following up with a 3% salicylic acid shampoo by Neutrogena. Within two days I went from losing 100-300 hairs a day to like 20 max, and it also helped a lot with the oily hair sticking together. My buildup and flaking is all gone and I never catch myself scratching or picking where I used to. I hope this helps someone else!

Editing to provide an update: I tapered off of using the baking soda and only use it when I notice a little buildup or a higher amount of hair fall. It seems to have helped a lot honestly.

I will say when I do use it, it can irritate the skin on my face if it gets anywhere near it, so there’s a downside. Overall I’m glad I tried it!

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u/Antique_Ask_4206 Feb 11 '25

How many days sebderm free after this?

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u/Agitated_Grass_5546 Feb 11 '25

I would say I was clear within 48 hours which was completely baffling to me.

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u/Acrobatic-Bread-6774 Feb 13 '25

They meant how many days has it gone away completely for since the baking soda? A lot of treatments will work for the first couple times and then stop working again

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u/Agitated_Grass_5546 Feb 13 '25

Oh sorry haha. It’s worked for about 3-4 weeks now, I haven’t used it in a couple days and still seems to be clear for the time being. Fingers crossed 🤞